I am a night shift worker in Guelph, ON, Canada. Like many others who work unconventional hours, I understand the challenge of finding peace and quiet during the day for rest. Our current noise bylaw does not adequately protect off-shift workers from excessive noise that disrupts our sleep and impacts our health.

In contrast, Toronto has implemented more comprehensive noise bylaws that take into account the well-being of all residents regardless of their working hours. These regulations set specific acceptable levels for different types of noises at different times of day.

Exposure to high levels of noise can lead to serious health issues such as stress-related illnesses, high blood pressure, sleep disturbance, and even heart disease (World Health Organization). Off-shift workers are particularly vulnerable as they attempt to sleep during daytime hours when noise pollution is often at its peak.

We need Guelph city officials to revise our local noise bylaw. We propose an update similar to Toronto's standards which consider both time-of-day and type-of-noise in determining acceptable levels. This change would provide much-needed relief for off-shift workers like myself and contribute positively towards the overall health and well-being of all residents in Guelph.

Please sign this petition if you believe everyone deserves a peaceful environment in their own home regardless of their work schedule.

Additonally many tenants and landlords do not take complaints as seriously during the daytime due to the lack of a by law to define what is considered outside of regular daily tasks, older buildings do not have the same standards as newer builds do when constructing apartments, concrete and steel frame buildings are much better at reducing noise transference than traditional wooden framed buildings, this falls under reasonable enjoyment of your unit regardless if it is due to the transference this is a landlord issue

If additional steps are necessary to be able to sleep comfortably in your own home and the landlord does not do this, an update to this by law gives power to show that the noise has exceeded acceptable levels and the landlords inaction will cease and reasonable enjoyment will be met with assistance from the city and your property manager